correspondent Who acts: reporter, person, two people, news correspondent, school, correspondent · What happens: send, write, be, deal, do, stand · To what, where: news, particular place, letters, someone, each, correspondents · Speech: someone speaks here
«correspondent» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 8 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: correspondent in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A reporter who sends news to a newspaper, radio or TV station from a particular place or about a particular subject, such as a war correspondent or a sports correspondent.
The tree, 30 words det nsubj acl:relcl obj case det obl punct conj cc compound conj case det amod obl cc case det amod conj punct case fixed det compound conj cc det compound conj punct root A DET reporter NOUN who PRON sends VERB news NOUN to ADP a DET newspaper NOUN , PUNCT radio NOUN or CCONJ TV NOUN station NOUN from ADP a DET particular ADJ place NOUN or CCONJ about ADP a DET particular ADJ subject NOUN , PUNCT such ADJ as ADP a DET war NOUN correspondent NOUN or CCONJ a DET sports NOUN correspondent NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 reporter det 2 reporter reporter NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 who who PRON PronType=Rel 4 sends nsubj 4 sends send VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 reporter acl:relcl 5 news news NOUN Number=Sing 4 sends obj 6 to to ADP _ 8 newspaper case 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 newspaper det 8 newspaper newspaper NOUN Number=Sing 4 sends obl 9 , , PUNCT _ 10 radio punct 10 radio radio NOUN Number=Sing 8 newspaper conj 11 or or CCONJ _ 13 station cc 12 TV TV NOUN Number=Sing 13 station compound 13 station station NOUN Number=Sing 8 newspaper conj 14 from from ADP _ 17 place case 15 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 17 place det 16 particular particular ADJ Degree=Pos 17 place amod 17 place place NOUN Number=Sing 4 sends obl 18 or or CCONJ _ 22 subject cc 19 about about ADP _ 22 subject case 20 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 22 subject det 21 particular particular ADJ Degree=Pos 22 subject amod 22 subject subject NOUN Number=Sing 17 place conj 23 , , PUNCT _ 28 correspondent punct 24 such such ADJ Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP 28 correspondent case 25 as as ADP _ 24 such fixed 26 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 28 correspondent det 27 war war NOUN Number=Sing 28 correspondent compound 28 correspondent correspondent NOUN Number=Sing 17 place conj 29 or or CCONJ _ 32 correspondent cc 30 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 32 correspondent det 31 sports sport NOUN Number=Plur 32 correspondent compound 32 correspondent correspondent NOUN Number=Sing 17 place conj 33 . . PUNCT _ 2 reporter punct
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1 send present a reporter news a particular place or a particular subject and a war correspondent or a sports correspondent to a newspaper and radio or TV station vn send-11.1-1 «NP V NP PP.initial_location PP.destination»: agent=Agent news=Theme to newspaper=Destination from place=Initial_Location
One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.
Meaning 2 A person who writes letters to someone else regularly; two people who write to each other are correspondents.
The tree, 18 words det nsubj acl:relcl obj case obl advmod advmod punct nummod nsubj nsubj acl:relcl case obl fixed cop appos punct root A DET person NOUN who PRON writes VERB letters NOUN to ADP someone PRON else ADV regularly ADV ; PUNCT two NUM people NOUN who PRON write VERB to ADP each DET other ADJ are AUX correspondents NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 person det 2 person person NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 who who PRON PronType=Rel 4 writes nsubj 4 writes write VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 person acl:relcl 5 letters letter NOUN Number=Plur 4 writes obj 6 to to ADP _ 7 someone case 7 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 4 writes obl 8 else else ADV _ 7 someone advmod 9 regularly regularly ADV _ 4 writes advmod 10 ; ; PUNCT _ 19 correspondents punct 11 two two NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 12 people nummod 12 people people NOUN Number=Plur 19 correspondents nsubj 13 who who PRON PronType=Rel 14 write nsubj 14 write write VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 12 people acl:relcl 15 to to ADP _ 16 each case 16 each each DET ExtPos=PRON PronType=Rcp 14 write obl 17 other other ADJ Degree=Pos 16 each fixed 18 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 19 correspondents cop 19 correspondents correspondent NOUN Number=Plur 2 person appos 20 . . PUNCT _ 2 person punct
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1 write present a person letters someone regularly property vn say-37.7-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent letter=Topic to someone=Recipient 2 write present two people each vn lecture-37.11-1 «NP V PP.recipient PP.topic»: agent=Agent to each=Recipient 3 is a present two people correspondents tree rules
Meaning 3 Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.
A person or firm that deals with another, especially a bank that does business for another bank in a different country.
The tree, 21 words det cc conj nsubj acl:relcl case obl punct advmod det conj nsubj acl:relcl obj case det obl case det amod obl punct root A DET person NOUN or CCONJ firm NOUN that PRON deals VERB with ADP another DET , PUNCT especially ADV a DET bank NOUN that PRON does VERB business NOUN for ADP another DET bank NOUN in ADP a DET different ADJ country NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 person det 2 person person NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 or or CCONJ _ 4 firm cc 4 firm firm NOUN Number=Sing 2 person conj 5 that that PRON PronType=Rel 6 deals nsubj 6 deals deal VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 person acl:relcl 7 with with ADP _ 8 another case 8 another another DET PronType=Ind 6 deals obl 9 , , PUNCT _ 12 bank punct 10 especially especially ADV _ 12 bank advmod 11 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 12 bank det 12 bank bank NOUN Number=Sing 2 person conj 13 that that PRON PronType=Rel 14 does nsubj 14 does do VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 person acl:relcl 15 business business NOUN Number=Sing 14 does obj 16 for for ADP _ 18 bank case 17 another another DET PronType=Ind 18 bank det 18 bank bank NOUN Number=Sing 14 does obl 19 in in ADP _ 22 country case 20 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 22 country det 21 different different ADJ Degree=Pos 22 country amod 22 country country NOUN Number=Sing 14 does obl 23 . . PUNCT _ 2 person punct
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1 deal present a person or firm and a bank with another vn cope-83 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent with another=Theme 2 do present a person or firm and a bank business a different country for another bank vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent business=Eventuality
Example 1 The news correspondent stood in the rain and told us about the flood.
det compound nsubj case det obl cc conj iobj case det obl punct root The DET news NOUN correspondent NOUN stood VERB in ADP the DET rain NOUN and CCONJ told VERB us PRON about ADP the DET flood NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 correspondent det 2 news news NOUN Number=Sing 3 correspondent compound 3 correspondent correspondent NOUN Number=Sing 4 stood nsubj 4 stood stand VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 in in ADP _ 7 rain case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 rain det 7 rain rain NOUN Number=Sing 4 stood obl 8 and and CCONJ _ 9 told cc 9 told tell VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 stood conj 10 us we PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 9 told iobj 11 about about ADP _ 13 flood case 12 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 13 flood det 13 flood flood NOUN Number=Sing 9 told obl 14 . . PUNCT _ 4 stood punct
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1 stand past the news correspondent the rain vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in rain=Location 2 tell speech: assert past the news correspondent not said here us about the flood vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent we=Recipient about flood=Topic
Example 2 Our school has a correspondent who writes for the local paper about sports day.
The tree, 14 words nmod:poss nsubj det obj nsubj acl:relcl case det amod obl case compound nmod punct root Our PRON school NOUN has VERB a DET correspondent NOUN who PRON writes VERB for ADP the DET local ADJ paper NOUN about ADP sports NOUN day NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 school nmod:poss 2 school school NOUN Number=Sing 3 has nsubj 3 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 correspondent det 5 correspondent correspondent NOUN Number=Sing 3 has obj 6 who who PRON PronType=Rel 7 writes nsubj 7 writes write VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 correspondent acl:relcl 8 for for ADP _ 11 paper case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 paper det 10 local local ADJ Degree=Pos 11 paper amod 11 paper paper NOUN Number=Sing 7 writes obl 12 about about ADP _ 14 day case 13 sports sport NOUN Number=Plur 14 day compound 14 day day NOUN Number=Sing 11 paper nmod 15 . . PUNCT _ 3 has punct
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1 have present Our school a correspondent vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent correspondent=Patient 2 write present a correspondent for the local paper about sports day vn create-26.4-1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent for paper=Beneficiary
Example 3 My nan and her old school friend have been correspondents for a very long time.
The tree, 15 words nmod:poss nsubj cc nmod:poss amod compound conj aux cop case det advmod amod nmod punct root My PRON nan NOUN and CCONJ her PRON old ADJ school NOUN friend NOUN have AUX been AUX correspondents NOUN for ADP a DET very ADV long ADJ time NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 My my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 nan nmod:poss 2 nan nan NOUN Number=Sing 10 correspondents nsubj 3 and and CCONJ _ 7 friend cc 4 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 7 friend nmod:poss 5 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 7 friend amod 6 school school NOUN Number=Sing 7 friend compound 7 friend friend NOUN Number=Sing 2 nan conj 8 have have AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 correspondents aux 9 been be AUX Tense=Past VerbForm=Part 10 correspondents cop 10 correspondents correspondent NOUN Number=Plur root root 11 for for ADP _ 15 time case 12 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 15 time det 13 very very ADV _ 14 long advmod 14 long long ADJ Degree=Pos 15 time amod 15 time time NOUN Number=Sing 10 correspondents nmod 16 . . PUNCT _ 10 correspondents punct
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1 is a present · perfect My nan and her old school friend correspondents time tree rules
Example 4 The BBC sent a correspondent to report on the bushfires.
det nsubj det obj mark advcl case det obl punct root The DET BBC PROPN sent VERB a DET correspondent NOUN to PART report VERB on ADP the DET bushfires NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 BBC det 2 BBC BBC PROPN Number=Sing 3 sent nsubj 3 sent send VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 correspondent det 5 correspondent correspondent NOUN Number=Sing 3 sent obj 6 to to PART _ 7 report mark 7 report report VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 sent advcl 8 on on ADP _ 10 bushfires case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 bushfires det 10 bushfires bushfire NOUN Number=Plur 7 report obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 sent punct
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1 send past the BBC a correspondent vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent correspondent=Theme 2 report to-infinitive the BBC not said here the bushfires vn characterize-29.2-1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
Example 5 A sports correspondent wrote about the big match on the back page.
det compound nsubj case det amod obl case det compound obl punct root A DET sports NOUN correspondent NOUN wrote VERB about ADP the DET big ADJ match NOUN on ADP the DET back NOUN page NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 correspondent det 2 sports sport NOUN Number=Plur 3 correspondent compound 3 correspondent correspondent NOUN Number=Sing 4 wrote nsubj 4 wrote write VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 about about ADP _ 8 match case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 match det 7 big big ADJ Degree=Pos 8 match amod 8 match match NOUN Number=Sing 4 wrote obl 9 on on ADP _ 12 page case 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 12 page det 11 back back NOUN Number=Sing 12 page compound 12 page page NOUN Number=Sing 4 wrote obl 13 . . PUNCT _ 4 wrote punct
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1 write past a sports correspondent the back page about the big match vn lecture-37.11-1 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about match=Topic
Example 6 The two pen pals were faithful correspondents and wrote every month.
det nummod compound nsubj cop amod cc acl:relcl det obl:unmarked punct root The DET two NUM pen NOUN pals NOUN were AUX faithful ADJ correspondents NOUN and CCONJ wrote VERB every DET month NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 pals det 2 two two NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 4 pals nummod 3 pen pen NOUN Number=Sing 4 pals compound 4 pals pal NOUN Number=Plur 7 correspondents nsubj 5 were be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 7 correspondents cop 6 faithful faithful ADJ Degree=Pos 7 correspondents amod 7 correspondents correspondent NOUN Number=Plur root root 8 and and CCONJ _ 9 wrote cc 9 wrote write VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 7 correspondents acl:relcl 10 every every DET PronType=Tot 11 month det 11 month month NOUN Number=Sing 9 wrote obl:unmarked 12 . . PUNCT _ 7 correspondents punct
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1 is a past the two pen pals faithful correspondents tree rules 2 write past faithful correspondents not said here month vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 7 The foreign correspondent spoke three languages.
det amod nsubj nummod obj punct root The DET foreign ADJ correspondent NOUN spoke VERB three NUM languages NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 correspondent det 2 foreign foreign ADJ Degree=Pos 3 correspondent amod 3 correspondent correspondent NOUN Number=Sing 4 spoke nsubj 4 spoke speak VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 three three NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 6 languages nummod 6 languages language NOUN Number=Plur 4 spoke obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 4 spoke punct
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1 speak speech: other past the foreign correspondent three languages tree rules
Example 8 (formal) The bank used a correspondent in another country to send the money.
The tree, 13 words punct amod punct det nsubj det obj case det obl mark advcl det obj punct root ( PUNCT formal ADJ ) PUNCT The DET bank NOUN used VERB a DET correspondent NOUN in ADP another DET country NOUN to PART send VERB the DET money NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 ( ( PUNCT _ 2 formal punct 2 formal formal ADJ Degree=Pos 5 bank amod 3 ) ) PUNCT _ 2 formal punct 4 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 bank det 5 bank bank NOUN Number=Sing 6 used nsubj 6 used use VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 correspondent det 8 correspondent correspondent NOUN Number=Sing 6 used obj 9 in in ADP _ 11 country case 10 another another DET PronType=Ind 11 country det 11 country country NOUN Number=Sing 6 used obl 12 to to PART _ 13 send mark 13 send send VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 used advcl 14 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 15 money det 15 money money NOUN Number=Sing 13 send obj 16 . . PUNCT _ 6 used punct
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1 use past the formal bank a correspondent another country vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent correspondent=Patient 2 send to-infinitive the formal bank not said here the money vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent money=Theme
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